Friday, June 25, 2010

South Hadley group completes plan to confront bullying - The Boston Globe

South Hadley group completes plan to confront bullying - The Boston Globe

South Hadley group completes plan to confront bullying

Better oversight, reporting sought

By Sydney Lupkin
Globe Correspondent / June 25, 2010
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Nearly six months after the suicide of South Hadley student Phoebe Prince, the town is moving to overhaul its antibullying policy.
An antibullying task force has submitted its final report to the School Committee, calling for new reporting guidelines and new programs, including an electronic system that would allow students to alert teachers of bullying anonymously. Day-to-day policy changes would include documenting all bullying reports and and notifying parents within one day of any incident.



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